Best of 2016: Older Fiction - Christchurch City LibrariesLike this list

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1. 1. Maybe a Fox

   Appelt, Kathi, 1954-

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   A tale about two sisters, a fox cub, and what happens when one of the sisters disappears forever.

2. 2. The Most Important Thing

   Stories About Sons, Fathers, and Grandfathers

   Avi, 1937-

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   Avi introduces seven boys - boys with fathers at home and boys whose fathers have left - boys who spend most of their time with their grandfathers and boys who would rather spend time with anyone but the men in their lives. By turns…Read moreRead more of this annotation

3. 3. Attack of the Zittens

   Blabey, Aaron

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   It's a ZOMBIE KITTEN APOCALYPSE! Should you panic? Should you cry? Should you poop your pants? NO! Just sit back and watch the fur fly as the world's baddest good guys take on Mad Marmalade's meowing monsters!

4. 4. Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth

   Cottrell Boyce, Frank, 1961-

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   The Blythes are a big, warm, rambunctious family who live on a small farm and sometimes foster children. Now Prez has come to live with them. But, though he seems cheerful and helpful, he never says a word.

5. 5. The Wild Robot

   Brown, Peter, 1979-

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   When robot Roz crash lands on an island, she's forced to fight for survival. The only way Roz can live is by learning about her new environment from the island's hostile animal inhabitants. But when she finds herself taking care of a baby…Read moreRead more of this annotation

6. 6. The Road to Ratenburg

   Cowley, Joy, 1936-

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   A rat family's adventures test their character and grow bonds between sisters and brothers, family friends, mum and dad. Narrating the tale is Spinnaker Rat, an Edwardian-style father, full of wisdom about the ways of the world, who finds…Read moreRead more of this annotation

7. 7. Moo

   Creech, Sharon, 1945-

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   When Reena, her little brother, Luke, and their parents first move to Maine, Reena doesn t know what to expect. She is ready for beaches, blueberries, and all the lobster she can eat. Instead, her parents volunteer Reena and Luke to work…Read moreRead more of this annotation

8. 8. Grayling's Song

   Cushman, Karen, 1941-

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   It is time for Grayling to be a hero. Her mother, a wise woman a sort of witch has been turned into a tree by evil forces. Tangles and toadstools! Lacking confidence after years of being called Feeble Wits by her mother, Grayling heads off…Read moreRead more of this annotation

9. 9. Raymie Nightingale

   DiCamillo, Kate, 1964-

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   Three girls. One summer. A story of an unexpected, unforgettable friendship.

10. 10. Hour of the Bees

    Eagar, Lindsay

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    A story about family love and following your roots

11. 11. The Many Worlds of Albie Bright

    Edge, Christopher

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    When Albie's mum dies, it's natural he should wonder where she's gone. His parents are both scientists and they usually have all the answers. Dad mutters something about Albie's mum being alive and with them in a parallel universe. So…Read moreRead more of this annotation

12. 12. Tom's Midnight Garden

    a Graphic Adaptation of the Phillipa Pearce Classic

    Edith (Artist)

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    A beautiful adaptation of the classic novel. Renowned graphic novel artist, Edith, has created an enchanting version of the classic Tom's Midnight Garden.

13. 13. The Turners

    Elliott, Mick

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    Leo Lennox has an epic problem: it's his thirteenth birthday and he has just grown a tail. You'd think that growing a tail in the middle of the school library would be the worst thing that could happen to you, but Leo is about to discover…Read moreRead more of this annotation

14. 14. Makoons

    Erdrich, Louise, 1954-

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    Named for the Ojibwe word for little bear, Makoons and his twin, Chickadee, have traveled with their family to the Great Plains of Dakota Territory. There they must learn to become buffalo hunters and once again help their people make a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

15. 15. The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle

    Fox, Janet S.

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    Twelve-year-old Katherine Bateson believes in a logical explanation for everything. But even she can't make sense of the strange goings on at Rookskill Castle, the drafty old Scottish castle-turned-school where she and her siblings have…Read moreRead more of this annotation

16. 16. Some Kind of Courage

    Gemeinhart, Dan

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    Joseph Johnson has lost just about everyone he's ever loved. He lost his pa in an accident. He lost his ma and his little sister to sickness. And now, he's lost his fierce, beautiful Sarah, taken away by a man who had no right to take her.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

17. 17. The Forgetting Machine

    Hautman, Pete, 1952-

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    People all over Flinkwater are losing their memories! In a town overflowing with eccentric scientists and engineers, this is nothing new, and Ginger Crump figures it's none of her business. She has her own problems. Like the strange cat…Read moreRead more of this annotation

18. 18. Sunny Side Up

    Holm, Jennifer L., 1968-

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    Sunny Lewin has been packed off to Florida to live with her grandfather for the summer. At first she thought Florida might be fun - it "is" the home of Disney World, after all. But the place where Gramps lives is no amusement park. It's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

19. 19. Wildfire

    Kaaberbol, Lene, 1960-

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    Clara is a normal 12-year-old girl, until a scary encounter with an unusually large black cat changes her life for ever. With the help of her Aunt Isa, she is introduced to her astounding true nature: as a Wildwitch, she can learn to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

20. 20. Double Down

    Kinney, Jeff, 1971-

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    The latest book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.